Go Back Research Article October, 2013

The evolving sexual health paradigm: transforming definitions into sexual health practices

Author James Dennis Fortenberry

Abstract

Sexual health is an evolving paradigm that integrates a positive approach to sexuality with existing public health policy and practice for reducing the burdens of sexually transmitted infections, including those due to HIV. The sexual health paradigm rests in commitment to sexual rights, sexual knowledge, sexual choice, and sexual pleasure, as well as key elements of sexuality addressed by sexual desire, sexual arousal, and sexual function, and sexual behaviors. The sexual health paradigm offers new approaches to supporting general health and well being while reducing the burdens of sexual diseases and their consequences.

Keywords

sexual health sexual rights sexual knowledge sexual choice sexual pleasure sexual desire sexual arousal sexual function sexual behaviors public health hiv prevention sexually transmitted infections sexual well-being sexual education sexual health policy sexual diseases health promotion evolving paradigm
Details
Volume 27
Issue 1
Pages S127–S133
DOI 10.1097/qad.0000000000000048
ISSN 1473-5571
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